PM Modi has always spoken about a tolerant society: BJP

New Delhi, Nov. 13 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his ‘intolerance’ remark and affirmed that he has been tirelessly speaking about the need for a tolerant society and that the Government of India is in no way involved in any incident of intolerance.

“We need to bare in mind that with regards to comments on tolerance, the Prime Minister has been consistence. He has been speaking on the need for the tolerant society and he has been speaking of his commitment to the constitution to India from day one. There is no change in that stance and the government of India is in no way involved in any intolerant incident,” said BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli to ANI here.

“So, those who make political capital have to bare in mind that the Prime Minister and the government will work according to the constitution and they don’t need to make political capital unnecessary that hurts India’s image,” he added.

Also describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s UK visit as a vital one, Kohli said it consolidates cooperation between both countries and provides scope for a lot of work.

“It is definitely an important visit and it consolidates co-oporation between India and UK in terms of economic issue, terrorism. The United Kingdom is supporting India’s candidature for the permanent member of the UN security council. So, there is a lot of scope of work,” he added.

Prime Minister Modi arrived in the United Kingdom yesterday on a three day visit. He has since had delegation-level talks, addressed the British Parliament and the City of London, met representatives of the Sikh community and paid homage before a statue of Mahatma Gandhi.

On Friday, he will be having another round of talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron, both in London and at Chequers, his weekend retreat, besides having lunch with Queen Elizabeth II and addressing the Indian Diaspora at the Wembley Stadium.

He will also meet members of the House of Lords and Members of Parliament and attend a reception hosted by Indian High Commissioner Rajan Mathai in London. (ANI)